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Animals Matter to Simon Cowell

Mar 9, 2010
Simon Cowell has pledged support for the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and its campaign to get international recognition of animal welfare as an issue.

UPDATE on Greenland whaling vote

Mar 5, 2010
Today whales got another reprieve at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) when a vote to award a quota of 10 humpbacks to Greenland was postponed until June.

Less than 24 hours to save whales

Mar 4, 2010
Humpback whales are in danger as the International Whaling Commission (IWC) votes tomorrow on a Danish proposal to resume humpback hunting off Greenland's coast.

Chile hit by massive quake

Mar 2, 2010
An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale, hit central Chile early on Saturday morning. Our South American Disaster Management team is working hard to find out as much as possible, so we can plan for Chile's animals.

WSPA condemns SeaWorld

Feb 25, 2010
A killer whale has killed its trainer revealing the serious welfare risk to both people and animals for the sake of entertainment. WSPA urges you not to visit marine mammals in captivity and instead help them flourish in the wild.

Animals Matter to India

Feb 19, 2010
India joins the campaign for a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW).

UPDATED: Israel fur ban vote

Feb 19, 2010
UPDATED: The Israeli government vote to ban all fur has now been postponed for two weeks to give civil servants more time to research the issue.

Saving strays in Sierra Leone

Feb 15, 2010
Mark Whitfield, a British paramedic and mechanic is supplying a Sierra Leone WSPA member society with a mobile veterinary clinic to save strays from a life of cruelty and neglect.

How far would you go to save animals?

Feb 10, 2010
On Monday 1st March the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) will be holding a public talk for animal lovers interested in participating in one of WSPA’s overseas challenges in 2010.

Haiti’s animals thank you

Feb 3, 2010
Your donations made it possible for our disaster management team to act swiftly, responding within hours to the Haitian government’s request for help.

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